The Plan!
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Rules!
Tasks must be specific with a result that is clear & easily determined. Tasks must also be realistic and require a bit of work, planning, or effort to make them worth listing.

Why 1001 Days?
1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks… meaning I don’t just have one a one month window to make my white water rafting goal!

The Start Date:
1/1/11

The End Date:
9/27/13

Goals in progress are italicized gray, goals completed are bold green & have a dated link when I blog post about the goal!  If I find the need to change some items to something new they look like this

Update {2.22.2012} One year in and I’m really happy with my progress.  But, of course priorities and interests change so I’m updating a number of items with new goals.  This always evolving to-do list is turning out to be fantastic motivation for all sorts of fun!

PERSONAL GOODIES

1.    clean out closet & donate everything that doesn’t fit {01.15.2011}
2.    teach someone something new
3.    join a club
4.    take a class
5.    treat myself to flowers once a month (12/33)
6.    read 10 books (4/10)
7.    make a new friend(s) {bar buddies}
8.    volunteer my time at least once a year (0/3)
9.    send a physical birthday card to friends & family instead of emails & phone-calls only
10.  blog each of the 101 in 1001 items when i complete them blog once a month recaps (5/33)
11.   buy myself a new car
12.  write a letter to myself to open at the end of 1001 days
13.  write a letter to myself to open in 10 years
14.  write a list of 101 things i’ve already achieved
15.  send a surprise care package to five friends/family, just for fun (0/5)

FAMILY

16.  adopt a pet
17.  start a family
18.  visit out of state relatives {jenny! 01.2012}
19.  take a family vacation
20.  take a family photo {05.29.2011}

HEALTH &  FITNESS

21.  reach my happy weight… lose 15 lbs (5/15)
22.  run 5k {Aquarium of the Pacific – 07.21.2012}
23.  run 1/2 marathon
24.  participate in a sprint triathlon {05.06.2012, 09.16.2012}
25.  participate in a biking event Long Beach marathon bike tour {10.07-12}
26.  give yoga bar method a try {11.2011}
27.  go rollerblading on the bike path
28.  give up meat for a week {05.2012}
29.  go meatless one day a week for a month (2/4)
30.  get strong enough to do real pull-ups again… just like back in the day!
31.  find a new doctor that i like & trust
32.  buy new running shoes {12.2011} and wear them out
33.  stop biting my nails and reward myself with a manicure

GET ORGANIZED

34.  put all birthdays & anniversaries on a calendar instead of relying on facebook for reminders {11.05.2011}
35.  sort through printed college photos. scan good ones. toss the rest. {08.2012}
36.  sort and organize my jewelry collection to just the pieces i wear {08.2012}
37.  back up all digital photos somewhere off site {10.2011}
38.  organize photos & delete pointless repetitive blurry ones
39.  set up a budget and see where all my money goes each month
40.  get a credit check and close any old outdated accounts Clean out and organize filing cabinet & computer files.

BUSINESS

41.  order letterpress business cards
42.  get published in a magazine again
43.  redesign website {10.2011}
44.  redesign blog
45.  donate my design services to a good cause
46.  creatively display my finished work in my office space {04.2011}
47.  set up etsy shop for invitations & cards
48.  attend a workshop or seminar to better my business

ARCHITORTURE

49.  get license
50.  get out

HOME SWEET HOME

51.  clean out pantry {08.2011}
52.  decorate bedroom walls
53.  buy a new couch that i love
54.  refinish a piece of furniture
55.  get some houseplants {11.05.2011}
56.  paint the walls a better color!
57.  hang pictures in the living room {2/26/11}
58.  hang a curtain wall in the bedroom {3/05/11}
59.  decorate the back of my bedroom dresser “aka room divider” – see #58 above…

TRAVEL

60.  visit 10 national parks (24/10) {yosemite-02.2011, joshua tree-04.2011, redwoods; olympic; north cascades; mt. rainier, crater lake, lassen volcanic-06/07.2011, death valley 11.2011, saguaro, big bend, guadalupe mountains, carlsbad caverns-12.2011 zion, bryce, capitol reef, arches, canyonlands, black canyon, badlands, windcave, yellowstone, grand teton, great basin – 05/06.2012}
61.  visit a new country
62.  make it to new york
63.  visit 10 states (13/10) {oregon & washington-06.2011, arizona, new mexico & texas-12.2011, utah, colorado, nebraska, s.dakota, wyoming, montana, idaho, nevada}
64.  drive the full pacific coast {06/07.2011 roadtrip}
65.  go camping out of state {06/07.2011 – washington & oregon}

LOCAL TOURIST

66.  visit la brea tar pits
67.  take the warner bro’s studio tour
68.  visit the LB and Rosebowl flea markets (1/2) {01.16.2011}
69.  visit 6 new farmers markets (0/6)
70.  take LA public transit somewhere, eek! {07.2012}
71.  visit catalina island
72.  attend a tv show taping {02.28.2011}

FUN & RANDOM THINGS

73.  try fly fishing {05.2012 – two fish in Montana!}
74.  learn to drive stick
75.  ice skate on an actual frozen lake
76.  learn to sew something… anything!
77.  go white water river rafting
78.  go whale watching {09.17.2011 – blue whales!}
79.  attend a concert {11.12.2011 – pink martini}
80.  go to a musical or play {05.29.2011 – starring my brother!}
81.  go on a picnic {05.28.2011}

ART, CRAFT & PHOTOGRAPHY

82.  learn how to use my fancy camera functions!
83.  make a yearly photobook (1/3)
84.  learn to edit home videos
85.  take & blog a picture a day for a month (30/30) {june 2011}

FOODIE STUFF

86.  try sushi {04.2011}
87.  host a cooking club night
88.  make bread from scratch ( or bread machine!) once a month (8/33) Bake 15 different loaves of bread from scratch (1/15) {english muffin bread}
89.  try one new recipe a week & blog about it each month (3/33) Create a master-list of cookbook recipes to add to recipe binder.
90.  cook through an entire cookbook
91.  cook 3 recipes from every cookbook I own or buy – even the fancy ones! (0/47 books – 0/131 recipes)
92.  take a cooking class
93.  try 10 new foods (6/10) {sushi, chicken heart, intestine, rabbit, parsnips, duck}
94.  pickle something {07.2011 – bread & butter pickles}
95.  bake a souffle
96.  make ricotta cheese from scratch
97.  make pasta from scratch
98.  go apple picking & make applesauce or apple butter Try canning! Marmalade, pickles, etc…
99.  host a “fancy” dinner party for friends
100.  set up the “Kitchener’s” foodie friends blog Update the friends & family recipe binders with new recipes.
101.  have dinner at French Laundry